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hiya i am new to this and in the process of trying to find my first van. i have found a swift corvette 1993 for £3795 with awning and wondering if any of you have any experience with problems with this type of van. i am going to look at it from a dealer and they have said it is fully serviced and damp checked

any replys would be appreciated greatly

thanks

claire

Shockly if you look at a few online dealer prices alot seem to have vans of this age at around 3k  

I would expect to negotiate at least £500 off plus a few bits thrown in for that price .

How much warrenty are they offering if any?

Looking at a few on line dealers there are also some vans a bit younger at around this price, do damp checks yourself don't take their word for it then get them to use a damp meter infront of you for a full check.

preloved have good reviews on 3 of this model

http://www.practicalcaravan.com/forsale/used-caravans/diamond-caravans/swift-diamond-corvette/swsi94 this is a dealer add and saves 1k on your price but I have no idea how old the advert is

What i will say is that like you I wanted peace of mind and brought from a dealer last year and I don't regret doing so theres alot to be said for even 3 months warrenty, a full service, new tyres and a dealer demonstration of my equipment and place to go back to if you have any problems.

We've just traded in our 20 year old Corvette. It did have high damp readings in parts but there was never any smell and no visible signs of damp. Over the years we did have it resealed a few times and the area around the roof light repaired. All in all it was an excellent van with no problems than average.

I have the 1998 classic corvette. Bought it dec 08 with brand new awning and starter pack from a dealer with 3 month warranty. Paid £4000. Great van, no major problems, couple of wear and tear issues none costing more than £50 to fix so far. A small amount of damp registered on last service but minimal and nothing to worry about.

Yours sounds over priced but it is the most expensive time to buy, best to wait until nov / dec if you can.